LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

refrīgerium

refrīgerium n (genitive refrīgeriī or refrīgerī)
Classical[rɛ.friːˈɡɛ.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[re.friˈd͡ʒɛː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatincooling
  2. EcclesiasticalLatinmitigation, consolation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerefrīgeriumrefrīgeria
genitiverefrīgeriī
refrīgerī		refrīgeriōrum
dativerefrīgeriōrefrīgeriīs
accusativerefrīgeriumrefrīgeria
ablativerefrīgeriōrefrīgeriīs
vocativerefrīgeriumrefrīgeria

rē^frīgĕrĭum, ii, n. id.,
I. a cooling; trop., a mitigation, consolation (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Apol. 39 med.; id. adv. Marc. 3, 24; Vulg. Psa. 65, 12; id. 2 Tim. 1, 16; Salv. Avar. 3, 11.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinrefrīgerium

Proto-Indo-European *sríHgos Proto-Italic *srīgos Latin frīgus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin frīgerō Latin refrīgerō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin refrīgerium From refrīgerō + -ium.

Descendants
  • Englishrefrigerium
  • Portugueserefrigério
  • Spanishrefrigerio

Quick answers

What does refrīgerium mean in Latin?
refrīgerium, a noun, means “cooling; mitigation, consolation”.
What is the genitive of refrīgerium?
The genitive singular is refrīgeriī. refrīgerium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce refrīgerium?
In classical Latin, [rɛ.friːˈɡɛ.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [re.friˈd͡ʒɛː.ri.um].
Where does refrīgerium come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin refrīgerium.